As part of its yearlong 40th anniversary celebration, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is promoting a nationwide photography contest: Picture It! Safe Workplaces for Everyone.

OSHA challenges anyone with a passion for photography to capture an image of workplace safety and health and share it with the agency. The goal of the contest is to collaborate with the public—relying on the talent, imagination and creativity of participants—to kick off a national effort to raise awareness about workplace safety and health.

Photographers may interpret image of workplace safety and health in any way they choose; they are not restricted to particular subject matters or themes. First-, second- and third-place prizes will be awarded for the most outstanding portrayals of occupational safety and health in terms of artistic value and ability to raise awareness about safety and health to the general public.

An expert panel of accomplished professionals in the fields of photography and public affairs will determine the contest winners. The winning and finalist photographs will be displayed on the OSHA photo contest Web page.

The first-place winner also will receive a framed letter of congratulations from U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, and the three winning photos will be framed and hung in OSHA's national office in Washington, D.C., where they will serve as a daily reminder for leading policymakers and prominent professionals of the real-life impact of OSHA's mission.

The contest is open to professional and amateur photographers 18 and older and will run through Friday, Aug. 12. Photographs must be taken in the United States and its territories. Participants can find additional contest rules and submit photographs at http://www.osha.gov/osha40/photo-contest.html.

Along with the general public, OSHA contractors and special government employees may participate in the contest. However, federal OSHA, “state plan” state OSHA employees and onsite consultation employees are not eligible. (A separate, internal contest is running simultaneously for the latter group.)

Questions from the public may be directed to OSHA's office of communications at 202-693-1999 or photocontest@dol.gov.

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